Taylor McKay

I have never gotten a satisfactory answer to the question "what is Bitcoin" so thought I'd give it a shot given my new understanding of Bitcoin. Perhaps I can save someone some time.

What is Bitcoin?​

Computer Science Fundamentals​

Send money (cryptocurrency) without a central authority. The power to send the money resides in the keys of each wallet.

There are 3 fundamental principles to understand cryptocurrency: asymmetric encryption (public/private keys), hash algorithms, and blockchain.

Source paper

Abstract: A programmer's main output is a theory. A program or program text is a manifestation of a part of that theory. Documentation and program text is insufficient to convey a theory. A program without its theory is dead, and should be replaced with a new theory.

It's the start of the morning, like every other morning that has started. Brush teeth, take a shower, shave, get dressed. Most would probably get dressed after a shower, and I'm guessing not really care about the rest.

There are more things to consider for an obsessive overly analytical individual however. Months after moving into a new house, I'm still thinking about how to save more time, and make life easier.

Consider the following: Do you want your face to be wet while shaving? No: shave before brushing teeth. How far away is the shower from the water heater? Do you want an ice cold shower? No: shower after shaving and brushing teeth to save water and time.

Countless hours, and months later, I no longer think about my morning routine, and I'm satisfied that it is optimal.

Was it worth it? That's debatable. As an obsessive efficient (compulsive? disorder?) it is something I just do, not really something I decided to do necessarily, it's just a habit.